Tray for trunks and suitcases.



N. PAPAPETROU. TRAY FOR TRUNKS AND SUITCASES. APPLICATION FILED AUG-1| I917.

l %5%53U Y Patented Jan. 22. 1918.

NICHOLAS PAPAPETBOU, 0F MORGANTOWN, W'ES'I VEBGINIA.

TRAY FOR TRUNKS AND SUITCASES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented- Jan. 22,, 191%.

Applicatiin filed August 1, 1917. Serial No. 183,957.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, N iononas PAPAPETROU, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Morgantown, county of Monongalia, and State of "West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trays for Trunks and Suitcases, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates broadly to trays for trunks, suitcases and the like, and more particularly to, a hat compartment or receptacle for such trays.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a removable tray of the general character commonly employed in trunks, having formed therein a compartment designed for the reception of hats and provided with a closable bottom aperture, the same being adapted to accommodate hats of various shapes and sizes.

A further object is to provide, in a device of the character mentioned a bottom-apertured hat compartment having a reversible tray-like member of dished form adapted for seating in or over the bottom aperture to maintain in position hats of various shapes and sizes.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in the features of con struction, arrangement of parts and combinations of elements which will hereinafter be fully described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a transverse section of a suitcase embodying my invention;

Fig, 2 is a perspective view, partly in broken section, illustrating the invention;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a portion of the bottom of the hat compartment, showing the bottom closure; and

Fig. 4 is a section on line 47- 1, Fig. 3.

Referring to said drawings, in which like designating characters distinguish'like parts throughout the several views- 1 indicates the bottom, and 2 and 3 the front and rear side walls, respectively, of a removable tray of the general type com monly employed in trunks or suit cases, as 4. Provided in one end of said tray is a hat compartment bounded by the rear wall 8, an end wall 5, a partition 6 parallel to said end wall, and the inner wall 7 of a receptacle or compartment 8; or said compartment 8 may be omitted, in which case the front wall 2 will constitute the fourth side of said hat compartment.

Provided in the bottom 1 of the hat receptacle or compartment in a substantially central position is an oval aperture 10 of a size adapted to receive therein or to have projected therethrough the substantially circu lar body or crown of a mans hat of any common shape.

As is obvious, 'a hat of any usual shape may be disposed in said hat compartment in reversed position with the body or crown thereoi projected downward through the aperture 10; or, if desired, a hat disposed upright upon the bottom of the trunk or suit case 1 may have the body or crown thereof project upward through said aperture. In either of said positions, the hat is maintained against jostling about.

A removable and reversible hat tray is provided for seating upon the bottom 1, the same consisting of a dished body 11 having an oval form and a flat body-encircling rim 12. Said hat tray is adapted for mounting in a position wherein its body 11 closely fits within the aperture 10, as shown in full lines in Fig. 1, in which position it serves as a support for hats having oval crowns, such a hat being disposed with its crown seated on said body 11. In its reversed position, indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, said hat tray is adapted for receiving thereon a hat disposed in upright position.

A closure for the opening 10 is provided, the same consisting of a slidable plate 9 carrying a fixed upright stud 14. A. support 15 for said closure is mounted on the under side of the bottom 1 parallel to the latter and has an aperture 16 therethrough in register with the aperture 10. When not in use, said closure occupies a retracted position with its stud 14 received in a slot 17 provided therefor and which is in open communication with the aperture 10. When it is desired to close said aperture, the closure is drawn forward by means ofsaid stud 14 until the latter is received within a slot 18 provided therefor in a position opposite the slot 17, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

What is claimed is 1. A tray for trunks, suit-cases and the like, comprising in its construction a compartment for hats, said compartment having an apertured bottom, a member slidable into and out of closing relation to the aperture in said bottom, and a reversible hat-holding tray consisting of a dished body and a bodyencircling rim,'said hat tray being adapted in one position to have its rim seat upon said bottom with its body projected downward through said aperture, and in reversed position to have its rim seat upon said bottom with its body in upstanding position.

2. A tray for trunks, suit-cases and the like, comprising in its construction a compartment :Eor hats, said compartment having an apertured bottom, a supporting member carried on the under side of and parallel to said bottom at aspaced distance from the latter, a plate mounted upon said supporting member and slidable into and out of closing relation to the aperture in said bottom, and a reversible hat holding tray consisting of a dished body and a body-encircling rim, said hat tray being adapted in one position to have its rim seat upon said bottom with its body projected downward through said aperture, and in reversed position to have its rim seat upon said bottom with its body inupstanding position.

3. A tray for trunks, suit-cases and the like, comprising in its construction a compartment for bats, said compartment having an apertured bottom, a supporting member carried on the under side of and parallel to said bottom at a spaced distance from the latter, said member having an aperture in register with the bottom aperture, a plate mounted upon said supporting member and slidable into and out of closing relation to the aperture in said bottom, and a reversible hat holding tray consisting of a dished body and a body-encircling rim, said hat tray being adapted in one position to have its rim seat upon said bottom with its body projected downward through said aperture, and in reversed position to have its rim seat upon said bottom with its body in upstanding position.

In testimony whereof, I ailix my signature in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

NICHOLAS PAPAPETROU.

Witnesses:

THOMAS RAY DILLE, J. \V. WILES.

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